Here's what to know about the latest vaccines, who needs them and how they help prevent the more serious effects of COVID-19. The FDA granted emergency use authorization last week to an updated ...

The currently licensed JYNNEOS vaccine uses a "live attenuated" virus, meaning the virus has been weakened so it cannot cause disease in humans. That attenuation also limits its protective ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Vaxcyte's (PCVX.O), opens new tab shares surged as much as 48% to a record high on Tuesday after the company said its experimental pneumococcal vaccine showed promising results ...

As updated coronavirus vaccines hit U.S. pharmacy shelves, adults without health insurance are discovering the shots are no longer free, instead costing up to $200. The federal Bridge Access ...

The previous government faced repeated calls in 2023 and 2024 to push out the vaccine for RSV, which drives 30,000 hospital admissions of babies each winter and leads to dozens of deaths.

This type, called a live-attenuated vaccine, may still pose a serious risk of mutation and reversion to its viral form. "The risk with a live-attenuated vaccine is that it may still have a little ...

Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has ...

"In as much as COVID-19 is a disease that is circulating regularly, that we are learning how to live with ... to the disease — acquired through vaccines or from catching COVID this past winter ...

“For every step that you add in the process of trying to get a vaccine, you’re going to lose people.” A rhetorical staple of the Biden administration is that it’s ensured people have the ...

PLAY. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. THE FDA APPROVING NEW COVID 19 VACCINES FOR THIS FALL. BUT EXPERTS SAY SOME AMERICANS CAN STILL SAFELY WAIT TO GET ONE. JOINING US TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS IS ...

“The COVID-19 vaccines have had a tremendous positive impact on public health and vaccination continues to be the most effective method for COVID-19 prevention,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of ...